60NYT > Museum of the City of New Yorktopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/m/museum_of_the_city_of_new_york/index.html?rss=1News about Museum of the City of New York, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usSun 02 Aug 2015 20:34:25 -0400http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comSeeing the Power of Political Postershttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/arts/design/seeing-the-power-of-political-posters.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/arts/design/seeing-the-power-of-political-posters.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/07/31/arts/31POSTERSJP1/31POSTERSJP1-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Two exhibitions explore the history of activist media, or as one show frames it, how political messages went viral before the Internet.By MARTHA SCHWENDENERFri, 31 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/arts/design/seeing-the-power-of-political-posters.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssReview: ‘Folk City’ at the Museum of the City of New Yorkhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/arts/design/review-folk-city-at-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/arts/design/review-folk-city-at-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/06/19/arts/19FOLK/19FOLK-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>This exhibition touches lightly on the many paradoxes and contradictions of the folk boom in New York.By JON PARELESFri, 19 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/arts/design/review-folk-city-at-the-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBerenice Abbott, Writing Her Own Historyhttp://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/berenice-abbott-writing-her-own-history/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/berenice-abbott-writing-her-own-history/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/05/05/blogs/20150505-lens-abbott-2/20150505-lens-abbott-2-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The expanded archives of the pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott detail not just the range of her eye, but also the obstacles she confronted and overcame.By LAURENCE BUTET-ROCHWed, 06 May 2015 03:00:04 -0400http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/06/berenice-abbott-writing-her-own-history/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBooks on the History of the Police, the Landmarks Commission and the Waldorf Astoriahttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/nyregion/books-on-the-history-of-the-police-the-landmarks-commission-and-the-waldorf-astoria.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/nyregion/books-on-the-history-of-the-police-the-landmarks-commission-and-the-waldorf-astoria.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/05/03/nyregion/03BOOKSHELF/03BOOKSHELF-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A look at the first 50 years of the Police Department and of New York City&#8217;s landmarks law, and a fact-filled book about the Waldorf Astoria.By SAM ROBERTSSun, 03 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/03/nyregion/books-on-the-history-of-the-police-the-landmarks-commission-and-the-waldorf-astoria.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss‘Saving Place’ Exhibition Celebrates New York Landmarks, Saved and Losthttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/arts/design/saving-place-exhibition-celebrates-new-york-landmarks-saved-and-lost.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/arts/design/saving-place-exhibition-celebrates-new-york-landmarks-saved-and-lost.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/24/arts/24LANDMARK1_COMBO/24LANDMARK1_COMBO-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The old Penn Station, Grand Central and Central Park are highlighted in this exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.By SAM ROBERTSFri, 24 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/24/arts/design/saving-place-exhibition-celebrates-new-york-landmarks-saved-and-lost.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSusan Henshaw Jones to Leave Museum of the City of New Yorkhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/arts/design/susan-henshaw-jones-to-leave-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/arts/design/susan-henshaw-jones-to-leave-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/16/arts/16JONESJP/16JONESJP-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Ms. Jones’s tenure as director will end in December, with much accomplished and much that still needs to be done.By ROBIN POGREBINThu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/arts/design/susan-henshaw-jones-to-leave-museum-of-the-city-of-new-york.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssReview: ‘Everything Is Design’ Showcases Paul Rand, Master of Brand Identityhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/design/review-everything-is-design-showcases-paul-rand-master-of-brand-identity.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/design/review-everything-is-design-showcases-paul-rand-master-of-brand-identity.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/27/arts/27PAULRAND2/27PAULRAND2-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>This art director and illustrator, called the Picasso of graphic design, is the subject of a show at the Museum of the City of New York.By KEN JOHNSONFri, 27 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/design/review-everything-is-design-showcases-paul-rand-master-of-brand-identity.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAll the Presidents&#8217; Memorabilia http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/arts/design/all-the-presidents-memorabilia-a-collection-languishes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/arts/design/all-the-presidents-memorabilia-a-collection-languishes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/01/28/arts/hidden1/hidden1-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>An enormous collection of political memorabilia has been languishing in storage since its creator died, and his family and curators are seeking a way to organize and display thousands of treasures.By SERGE F. KOVALESKIWed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/arts/design/all-the-presidents-memorabilia-a-collection-languishes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThird Annual New York Portfolio Reviewhttp://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/third-annual-new-york-portfolio-review/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssOnce again, photographers are invited to apply for a weekend of critiques and community, where they will meet with gallerists, editors and publishers. It’s free (and fun).By THE NEW YORK TIMESTue, 20 Jan 2015 05:00:45 -0500http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/20/third-annual-new-york-portfolio-review/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPrecious Windows on a Vanished World http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/movies/letter-to-afar-pre-holocaust-home-movies-from-poland.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/movies/letter-to-afar-pre-holocaust-home-movies-from-poland.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/10/23/arts/JP-HOMEMOVIES/JP-HOMEMOVIES-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Home movies from pre-Holocaust Poland come to life at the Museum of the City of New York.By JOSEPH BERGERThu, 23 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/23/movies/letter-to-afar-pre-holocaust-home-movies-from-poland.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss